Fortnite developer raises $144 MILLION for Ukraine

Epic Games, the developer of the hugely successful video game Fortnite, has revealed it's raised $144 million (£109.5 million) for Ukraine. In conjunction with Microsoft's Xbox, the firm had pledged to donate all of its proceeds from the game to Ukraine relief efforts for two weeks, starting March 20. The total will fund humanitarian relief efforts led by several charities to help Ukrainian people affected by the ongoing war with Russia, Epic Games said. These charities include UNICEF, Direct Relief, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the World Food Programme. Fornite's Twitter page posted: 'Our deepest thanks to everyone who joined us in supporting humanitarian relief efforts for people affected by the war in Ukraine.